Coffee and tea maker



Aug. 7, 1945. F. E. WOLCOTT COFFEE AND TEA MAKER Filed Feb. 17.1943

INVENTOR. fifl/v/r E WOLCOTT.

HTTOR/VEK Patented Aug. 7, 1945 E. Woloott, West Hartford, Conn., amlgnor to The-Siiex Company, Hartford, Conn.

Application February-1'1, 1943, Serial No. 476,197

This invention relates to coffee makers and particularly to those of the drip type having a lower and an upper bowl. 1

An object of the invention is to provide a cotfee maker with certain improvements in the construction thereof which will render the same highly eflicient in its operation for producing a brew of either coifee or tea having highly desir-- able qualities.

A still further. object of the invention is to provide improved filtering means, for such coffee or tea maker, which will allow infusion of the water with the coilee grounds, or tea leaves, for the proper length ity brew.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood'from the following description'and from the accompany-- ing drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the upper bowl of my improved cofl'ee maker, with the filter members removed therefrom.

Fig. 2 is. a sideview, in central vertical section, of a coffee maker embodying myinvention.

Fig. 3 is a side view, er member.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view thereof. I

oi time to assure a high qualin elevation, of the drain-- SOlaims. (oi. 99-316) said drainer and through the strainer when in operating position as illustrated inFig. .2.

The said drainer member is also provided with a handle portion 23, is preferably constructed of imperforate material and is of a width sufllcient to gravitatively'retain the strainer member against displacement upon the spacing ribs and with the marginal edge portions of the strainer extending upwardly, as at 24, between the said drainer and the sides of the recess ii.

In the operation of my invention, the upper bowl II is placed upon the lower bowl 5 and the strainer I6 and drainer l8 are placed therein in the position shown. Coffee grounds or tea leaves are then placed in the upper bowl and hot water is poured in for the amount of brew required. The water will then become infused with the coilee or tea, and filter downwardly between the sides of the drainer member and the sides of the recess 13, through the strainer cloth 20 and through the openings it into the lower bowl as a completed brew.

Fig. 5 is a flat view of the strainer disc used in my invention. I

I As illustrated in the drawing, the numeral 5 denotes the lower bowl of the coilee maker, having a neck 6 and a mouth portion I with 'a pouring lip I. A handle 0 is providedand secured to the neck 6. by means of a strap or band Ill.-

An-upper bowl Ii is seated upon .the top of the lower bowl and has a depending portion II, in the bottom thereof, which is adapted to lit with! in the neck 6. A recess I3 is provided in the bottom of the upper bowl, within said depending portion, and the bottom of said recess has a series of openings l4 and a plurality of radial It win be noted that the strainer member 20 is supported in spaced position above the bottom of the recess l3 and the tops of the openings I4. I This serves to retain the strainer disc free for the flow of liquid therethrough so that theentire area of the strainer will be effective I .for the straining operation while, if the said strainer were permitted to rest into contact'with J the bottom of the recess l3, only the portions above the openings ll would be effective for straining the liquid. 7

It will also be understood that, as soon as the hot water is poured into the upper bowl, the upstanding portions 25 of the strainer, will tend to turn downwardly against the walls of the spacing ribs Ii, upon' said bottom, for. supporting filtering means in spaced relation thereto.

A strainer l6, preferably in the form of a disc of pervious material and having a central opening I1, is supported on said ribs, across the recess l3 and retained inposition' thereon by means of a drainer plate II which has acentral depending projection is that extends through the opening I! to centralize the strainer disc-thereon. The said drainer is preferably constructed with a recess 20 surrounding the projection I! to provide a raised annular surface 2| which is scalloped along the edge thereof "to provide notches 22 for permitting the flow oiliquidgpast recess l3 and thereby prevent seepage of the liquid around the strainer which would result in the deposit of sediment in the brew.

The drainer member I5, being constructed of an impervious material, is substantially heavy and therefore acts to firmly retain the strainer in operative position upon the spacing rims I5 so that it will not float to the. top of the water when it is poured into the upper bowls Further, the depending projection 19, extending through the opening ll in the strainer, will serve to centralize the strainer on the drainer member l8 so as to assure retention of the strainer incorrect the ribs i5 and within the rebowl having a recess in the bottom thereof and openings extending through the bottom oi said receas,apluralityoiraisedsuriacescnthebottom oi said recess, a strainer member comprisin: a sheet or pervious material resting upon said surfaces in spaced position relative to said bottom, and a drainer member seated upon said strainer and having a plurality oi notches along the edge thereof for permitting flow of liquid past said drainer and through the said strainer memher.

2. A brewer of the character described comprisinganupperbowihavingarecessinthebottom thereof and a plurality of openings extending through the bottom of said recess, means for supportingastrainermemberinspacedrelation 16 of q l l mntothebottomorsaidrecess.andadrainermem- FRANK I. WOLOO'I'I. 

